# Badra, Puncha, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Village · Puncha, Puruliya 

# Badra

Badra is a village in [Puncha](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/puncha/) sub-district of [Puruliya](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **3,082 people in 656 households**, the 7th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.

- 3,082people (2011)
- 656households
- 68.8%literacy
- 983females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Badra

Of every 100 households in Badra in 2011, 34 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Badra · ■ Puncha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**88%

Use banking services ****39%**

**34%

Television ****21%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Badra?

■ Badra · ■ Puncha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%**

**68.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1044**

**969

Working population ****55.5%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 52.6% for women. 62% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 33 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 190 (11%) · **■** Marginal 1,436 (84%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Puncha

- Chandra3,884 people
- Kenda3,803 people
- Jambad3,776 people
- Lapara3,267 people
- Kuruktopa2,964 people
- Laulara2,743 people
- Bansa2,696 people
- Penchara2,614 people

[All 109 villages in Puncha](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/puncha/villages/)

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- Badra · Village, Phulpur, Allahabad · 1,415 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Badra?3,082 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Badra in?Puruliya district (Puncha sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Badra?68.8% (Census 2011)